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Photos from the Fall C-22 Cruise Part-2 (10) CaptDon01 at 5:13am 11.03.16 Catalina 22 0/385 129838 129839 129840 129841 129842 129843 129844
Photos from the Fall C-22 Cruise Part-1 (10) CaptDon01 at 5:04am 11.03.16 Catalina 22 3/624 129833
Freeze plugs, any tips? capta at 9:13pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 4/379 The freeze plugs on our Onan are slowly rusting out one by one. We have spent literally hours trying
Plotting a longer course electronically SailMaster at 8:27pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 11/1016 While messing with GPSNavX, (I am a Mac guy) I wanted to plot a longer course for a passage than nor
New holding tank for O'Day 34, lessons learned (5) njlarry at 7:54pm 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 9/2132 129808 129809 129810 129811 129812 Replaced my holding tank recently and thought Iwould pass on some
Anyone looking for sails for a 1979 H27? Unplugged at 12:46pm 11.02.16 The Cherubini Hunters 2/151 Cleaning out the garage and found the mainsail and furling foresail with yellow trim. In reasonable
O'Day 28 keel wing15601 at 11:45am 11.02.16 Bigger Boats 14/3524 Does anyone know how the encapsulated keel on the O'Day 28 is made? Is it random chunks of lead in
Texas to Florida - new sailor photo-dude at 11:06am 11.02.16 Destinations 27/5962 I'm fairly new to sailing. Have sailed on a Colgate 26 and a Catalina 25 on a local lake but no expe
Electronics Upgrade (B&G and Raymarine) Tartaruga Sailing at 9:41am 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 21/10301 This past Spring I purchased a 1990 Hunter 30 and brought it from MD to the NorthEast (Mystic, CT ar
Boarding a center cockpit boat atrometer at 9:15am 11.02.16 Ask All Sailors 21/2427 We have a new to us 36 Beneteau Center cockpit. It came with a set of dock stairs For boarding. I
First Bottom Job OS2Dude at 7:23am 11.02.16 Catalina 30 10/1166 Next summer I hope to give our 1985 Catalina 30 mk I a bottom job. We have never done one before on
Low Cost Instrument Pod Alternatives? abarrow at 6:11am 11.02.16 Ask A Beneteau Owner 18/14516 I'm trying to figure out a way to install an instrument pod for my pedestal, but the $400-$500+ for
Hunter 22 Sails on Oday 23 boat scionrl at 6:10am 11.02.16 Ask An Oday Owner 2/518 I have the opportunity to buy some Hunter 22 sails and wondering how I can find out if they would be
NTLBSR... Kermit at 6:27pm 11.01.16 Sails Call Lounge 3/717 VWYKTdCDC64
How long... MaryEllaRose at 5:41pm 11.01.16 Catalina 22 3/511 ...does it take for VC 17 paint to dry enough to put the Rose back on the trailer? I've got four coa
Ray Marine EV 100 Wheel Pilot/Seatalk N2K HMT2 at 5:29pm 11.01.16 Ask All Sailors 2/436 Well, it looks like our ancient ST4000 seems to have given up the ghost. I am not sure I have alot o
NOV-DEC MainBrace is out CaptDon01 at 4:17pm 11.01.16 Catalina 22 0/351 The November/December issue of the MainBrace is out. Check it out: http://www.catalina22.org Don
Irwin 52 Timeguy at 3:26pm 11.01.16 Irwin 3/1557 I am looking at an Irwin 52. This particular one was built in 1981. I saw on amother forum that so
Foam Filler That Wet Epoxy Won't Disolve? rardiH36 at 1:46pm 11.01.16 Ask All Sailors 23/5949 I have a void space between my deck and the ceiling interior liner. Going "top to bottom" the layer
AIS as a GPS Source for an MFD pateco at 1:05pm 11.01.16 Ask All Sailors 10/1788 I am still working on getting my used Raymarine C80 installed, and up and running. I need a GPS rece

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Mounting a motor Project_Mayhem at 10:19pm 11.23.23 Electric with a small gel cell battery would be my recommendation. Do some research on how to measur
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 9:43pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul Ralph Johnstone at 9:30pm 11.23.23 Your hardware is excellent stuff. I'll second that after @i3DGear supplied a couple of rollers fo
MARINE GROWTH Sunbird22358 at 9:09pm 11.23.23 OK, I have used a "Single-Season Ablative" in the past, Petit "NEPTUNE" I think it was, Interlux Fib
replacement for Kenyon Marine alcohol stove in h260? Alan Gomes at 8:52pm 11.23.23 Photo 3011 gives me the willies. This is an extremely dangerous installation. You would do well to r
Jib sheet block Sunbird22358 at 8:49pm 11.23.23 Rope vs Sheet, well technically, the sheet is made of "rope", so I knew what he meant! Traditionally
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? SoSound at 8:22pm 11.23.23 The dedicated sense wire alone is worth its weight in gold. Please go for the better regulator.
Raytheon Autohelm ST4000 Overhaul jssailem at 8:20pm 11.23.23 Oh. That is great news. After our last discussion, right before you left on winter holiday, I got th
Listed Displacement vs. Max Displacement Davidasailor26 at 6:38pm 11.23.23 This definition makes it sound like water and a boat weight the same per cubic foot No, rather the
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 6:36pm 11.23.23 If the charging profiles are the same an ACR or FET based isolator should work fine. In the last it
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. dlochner at 6:25pm 11.23.23 I suggest you simply move your house circuits to the LFP and leave the existing FLA as a starting b
MARINE GROWTH twodzusfittings at 6:18pm 11.23.23 Sounds very plausible, thanks.
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember (1) Tally Ho at 6:15pm 11.23.23
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? dlochner at 6:09pm 11.23.23 I often hear this said. Out of curiosity, what do you use for a charge profile for FLA and LFP? O
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? shemandr at 6:09pm 11.23.23 Ahh, and what about fuel?
Happy Thanksgiving & Remember shemandr at 6:03pm 11.23.23 Toaster oven T-day feast this year. Still great! Giving thanks may be one of the most healthy thin
So, I pulled the trigger on an "X2Power" lithium battery. OS2Dude at 5:58pm 11.23.23 I knew nothing about those alternator issues. What to do. It only puts out about 1.5A, but still.
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:56pm 11.23.23 It looks like the Epoch 300Ah is a group 31 so it is a lot of power for the footprint. I see that y
Mid LiFePO4 Cruisers? Hayden Watson at 5:47pm 11.23.23 ... The charging voltages for LFP and LA batteries are different enough that one of the banks will
Starting a yanmar 4jh2e after 3 years? Don S/V ILLusion at 5:29pm 11.23.23

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